hipsters

There once was a time (like six years ago) when your working knowledge of, say, Junot Diaz or Radiohead was all you needed to show some conversational with-it-ness. now, though? Restaurants--the currency of the young and cash-strapped--are the key to the cultural kingdom. Check, please! read more

Photo: Getty Images For anyone familiar with the basic rules of economics, there are four laws of supply and demand. One of these states that if demand remains unchanged and supply increases, a surplus occurs,... read more

For those of you who live in the various international bastions of hipsterdom--Brooklyn, Berlin, Portland, Echo Park, etc.--surely you've noticed the rising popularity of these one-eyed wonders. Rollin' around on your fixie, praying you... read more

Hipster (n.): Idiot, usually found in already-gentrifying urban enclaves. Normcore (n.): Made-up word for dressing (on purpose) like you don't care about your appearance in order to look like so-called "normal" people. Now that... read more

Ever wonder what American Psycho would look like if it took place in some indiscernible stylish enclave replete with beardos, denimheads, and the ubiquitous "h" word? Well, fine. We did say hipster. But as... read more

Apparently, before Monday, the beard was nothing more than the hallmark of a Brooklyn hipster, a facial accoutrement that had not made an appearance in polite society since "Chester A. Arthur's muttonchops." Well, all... read more